Key Resources
* FOR BOOKS+
* FOR ARTICLES+
- Use DATABASES:
- America: History and Life Indexes journal articles on the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
- Historical
Abstracts Indexes books and journal articles (1960-present) covering world history from 1450 to contemporary
times. (Does not include United States and Canada.)
- Academic OneFile Covers all subjects, 1980-present
- Use JOURNAL COLLECTIONS:
- JSTOR Fulltext database of older scholarly journal articles,
many dating back to the 1880's.
- Project
Muse Fulltext database of scholarly journals 1995 to present
- Consult Journals,
Magazines, Newspapers by title for ODU journal availability --
print and electronic
- Consult Other
Library Catalogs for journals locally or WorldCat to identify journal availability throughout the world
- Use UlrichsWeb or Magazines for Libraries (at ref
desk) for journal information
* FOR PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIALS
Available ONLINE through the ODU Library Web site ("Databases"):
- Accessible
Archives Primary source material from the 18th and 19th c. including The Liberator, Godey's Lady's Book, The Pennsylvania Gazette, Civil
War Newspapers, and African American Newspapers.
- American
Broadsides and Ephemera Contains PDFs of broadsides and ephemera
between 1760-1900.
- American
State Papers Primary source material from 1789-1838 including Congressional
and Executive publications.
- American
Periodicals Series Over 1,100 fulltext periodicals published between
1740-1900 - keyword searchable.
- British
Periodicals Collection Over 160 fulltext journals from the late
1700's -1800's.
- C19: The Nineteenth
Century Includes the Nineteenth Century Short Title Catalog, the
Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, Palmer's Index to the
Times (London), American and British periodicals, etc
- Gerritsen Collection of Aletta H. Jacobs Contains books, pamphlets and periodicals reflecting the evolution of a feminist consciousness and the movement for women's rights. 1543-1945.
- HarpWeek Full image reproduction of Harper's Weekly 1857-77 including illustrations,
cartoons, literature and ads.
- Historical Statistics of the United States Data series covering
topics from migration to health to the Confederate States.
- U.S.
Congressional Serial Set 1817-1906 Digital version of all the reports,
documents and journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives
- provides a wealth of primary source material on all aspects of American
History
Available in MICROFORM on the 2nd Floor -- small sample
(see History
Collections on Microform ODU for more)
- American Women's Diaries: New England, Western and Southern
- Black Death: Sources Concerning the European Plague
- Darwin, Huxley, and the Natural Sciences: Over 180 reels of scientific papers,
monographs, and correspondence.
- Early American Imprints: (aka Evans Imprints) Collections that
are individually cataloged of books, pamphlets, and periodical publications
printed in the U.S. from 1639-1820.
- FBI Files on Black Extermist Organizations: FBI covert action programs against
domestic groups including the Deacons for Defense and Justice.
- Library of American Civilization: Ultrafiche collection that are
individually cataloged materials realting to virtually all aspects
of American life and literature up to W.W.I.
- Sex and Sexuality 1640-1940: Over 70 reels of books, magazines, and ephemera
including sources on homosexuality and erotica.
- Testaments to the Holocaust: series I,II, and III -Over 200 reels including
unpublished eyewitness accounts, press cuttings, legal restitution, statistics
and crime.
Available ON THE WEB -- small sample
(see
also Resources by Subject: History)
- American Memory Provides fulltext documents, books, images, audio files, and other resources
on American History from the Library of Congress.
- Avalon
Project Documents in American law, history, economics, diplomacy
and government maintained by Yale University.
- Civil
War Women Primary letters and diaries from Duke University.
- Colonial Williamsburg Digital Library Includes rare books and manuscripts as well
as the complete Virginia Gazette through 1780.
- Digital Scriptorium An
image database of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts from a variety of universities
worldwide.
- Documenting the American South Texts,
images, and audio files in Southern history from the colonial period through
the 20th c.
- Eurodocs: Primary Historical
Documents from Western Europe Documents that are transcribed, reproduced
or translated and divided by countries and time periods.
- From Revolution
to Reconstruction Primary source documents from the Magna Carta
through the modern period.
- Immigration
to the United States 1789-1930 Digitized primary sources from Harvard's
libraries and museums.
- Internet
Modern History Sourcebook Collection of historical documents from
the early modern period to the present - with links to the other history
sourcebooks.
- Labyrinth Resources for Medieval Studies hosted by Georgetown University.
- Making
of America Digital library of sources in American Social History.
- Revisiting
the World's Fairs Bibliography and links to expositions.
* Interlibrary
Loan (To request books and articles that are not available
at ODU Libraries)
ILLiad: Users must first register as an ODU patron, then select the
type of item you wish to request, and fill in as much information as
you know about the requested item.
Search Tips
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Citation Style Guides
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General Reference Sources page under "Style Manuals & Writing
Guides"
If you need further assistance, please use the reference
consultation form, or ask
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